Real Estate Recap: September 25, 2012

From the Baton Rouge Business Report, Real Estate Weekly:

 

Landmark deal: Columbus, Ohio-based hotel investment firm RockBridge Capital today announced Monday its acquisition of the 290-room Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center downtown, and says the property will undergo a $7.1 million renovation. Prism Hotels & Resorts, which took over management of the downtown property earlier this year, will continue to run the hotel in partnership with the new owner. It was acquired from Commercial Properties Realty Trust, the for-profit arm of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, for an undisclosed price. Daily Report has the full story here.

Estate sale: Paula Pennington de la Bretonne's estate at 11001 Highland Road will likely set a new benchmark for residential real estate sales in Baton Rouge when it officially goes on the market next week. According to local real estate sources, the asking price for the property, which includes a main house and multiple other structures, will exceed $20 million. De la Bretonne's daughter, Shannon Smith, is handling the listing but would not confirm the asking price or discuss the specifics of the home, which was built at de la Bretonne's behest in the early 2000s. Read the full story from Daily Report here.

Queuing up: Smokin Aces BBQ, which is planning an Oct. 1 opening at 2504 Government St., next to Garden District Nursery, will not be Memphis-style, or Kansas City-style, or Carolina-style, or Tennessee-style. Owner Brian Medlin says it will be a little bit of everything, with some home-style flavors thrown in. "Hopefully it will be called Louisiana-style barbecue," says Medlin, who also owns All Star Catering and recently bought the former Sweets BBQ—and its old seasoned smoker with rotisserie ("the backbone of the place," he says)—which will become Smokin Aces. Daily Report has all the details here.